Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 78, Issue 1 , Pages 73-80 , January 2004

Burden of dysthymia and comorbid illness in adults in a Canadian primary care setting: high rates of psychiatric illness in the offspring

  • Barbara Bell

      Affiliations

    • System-Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC-3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • The Caroline Medical Group, Burlington, ON, Canada
    • Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Lori Chalklin

      Affiliations

    • System-Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC-3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • The Caroline Medical Group, Burlington, ON, Canada
    • Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Michael Mills

      Affiliations

    • System-Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC-3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • The Caroline Medical Group, Burlington, ON, Canada
    • Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Gina Browne

      Affiliations

    • System-Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC-3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • The Caroline Medical Group, Burlington, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-905-525-9140x22293; fax: +1-905-528-5099.
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  • Meir Steiner

      Affiliations

    • System-Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC-3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • The Father Sean O’Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Jacqueline Roberts

      Affiliations

    • System-Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC-3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • ,
  • Amiram Gafni

      Affiliations

    • System-Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC-3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • ,
  • Carolyn Byrne

      Affiliations

    • System-Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC-3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • ,
  • David Wallik

      Affiliations

    • The Caroline Medical Group, Burlington, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • James Kraemer

      Affiliations

    • The Caroline Medical Group, Burlington, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Michelle Webb

      Affiliations

    • System-Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC-3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • ,
  • Ellen Jamieson

      Affiliations

    • System-Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC-3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
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  • Susan Whittaker

      Affiliations

    • System-Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC-3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
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  • Edward Dunn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • The Father Sean O’Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Received 3 April 2002 ,Accepted 28 May 2002.

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PII: S0165-0327(02)00174-X

doi: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00174-X

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 78, Issue 1 , Pages 73-80 , January 2004

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